View Poll Results: Hard or Soft.....you decide

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Thread: Hard case or Padded bag

  1. #1
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    Hard case or Padded bag

    So whats your preference, a hard case or padded bag to transport a rifle.

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    Murphy is offline Cooee! Chase me you naughty boys!
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    Depends where I am going.
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    Hard Case gives best protection but I find them a bit big and cumbersome, and they do take up a lot of space on the bench down at the Club.
    I much prefer a well-padded, hard wearing bag instead as they are easier to handle in my opinion.

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    Padded case . I dont drive . My wife drops me off at my permission.

    I carry my rifle in its case going between the fields . ( I have to cross a few roads ) plus if I am waiting at the side of the road for her to turn up.

    I can roll the bag up and put it in my rucksack. .

    With a hard case I would have to leave it either in the car or some where on my permission.

    Anyone can walk on my permission due to the right to roam up here.

  5. #5
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    I prefer a hard case, but they do take up space & I've never found one that will fit the Rapid with a 23" barrel & big side-wheel scope.

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    Quote Originally Posted by angrybear View Post
    I prefer a hard case, but they do take up space & I've never found one that will fit the Rapid with a 23" barrel & big side-wheel scope.
    You should try the one my Huntsman came in. It won't fit in the back seat of the car (Volvo estate) by a large margin, and won't go in the boot either without folding the rear seat down! Bloody huge!

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    For me it really depends on what is going in it. If it's a £1500+ rifle it's going in a hard case.
    If it's a Springer it goes in a well padded case.

    Springers are a lot stronger than PCP's so they can handle being in a soft case, where I prefer the
    BSA R10's in a hard case with those floating barrels, and the really thin barrel on my AA S400.

    Ade
    Shooting Air Rifles is like being a pubic hair on a toilet seat.
    Eventually someone comes a long and P's you off.
    They usually have a PCP

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    Both.

  9. #9
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    Bag for me as I find boxes too big, ungainly and generally to cumbersome to transport even in a Range Rover.. I am however very fussy when it comes to bags as a large amount of them are next to useless in the protection stakes

    I only use Aim drag bags for me rifles, available in a few different sizes and the quality /protection they offer and longevity is second to none

    I do however store my Air rifles in hard cases as there is no room and generally not enough space in my gun cabinets

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    Bag for me hard cases are to big and bulky to store and I don’t have anything to expensive. If I had a rifle over £1000 it would be a hardcase or metal box on wheels to save any damage

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    I like a big bag with full length zip, when I find a nice spot I open it up and lie on it.

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    i only use my hard case if im storing a gun in the loft,for shooting outside i use my bag

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    Padded bag for me. I have two (double rifle) hard cases which currently only get used for storage. I can't anticipate a time when I might need them for transportation currently, but you never know......
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    A good strong fleece lined bag with at least one good size pocket for me.

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